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Vegetable Seeds 
List 
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. {See engraving.) (1 os. to 7o feet of drill.) 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 
The skin is black, flesh white; properly cooked it is most delicious. 
SEA KALE. 
The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boildH as Asparagus, having a fine, 
agreeable flavor. From seed they will be fit to cut the third year, con¬ 
tinuing to bear for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in a warm 
cellar for a winter supply. 
SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, 
pale green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as 
'‘greens," etc. 
SPINACH. (1 oz ■ f° r 100 feet of drill.) 
(Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the fall in latitude of New York 
for spring crop.) 
•Hardy Winter, Henderson’s. Slow to run to seed and very hardy; 
plant compact-growing, with short-stemmed, thick and rich green fleshy 
leaves. . 
Long Season, Henderson’s. (See Specialties,- page 55.) . 
Long-Standing. A compact variety; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves; 
grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed. . . 
New Zealand. Sown outdoors after frost, it soon grows to a 3-foot bush 
and yields a continuous supply. May also be sown indoors in March 
and transplanted later. Soak seed 24 hours in tepid water. 
Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. The best for early spring or fall. (See Special¬ 
ties, page 55.) . 
Round-Leaved, or Dutch. 
'Thick-Leaved, Henderson’s. Produces large, thick, crumpled leaves of 
fine quality; very stow in running to seed. (See engraving.) . 
Victoria. Stands in prime condition long after other varieties have bolted 
to seed, rendering it especially valuable for spring sowing and summer 
use. (See Specialties, Page 55.) . 
'Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety. 
SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. (Bush varieties, 1 os. for 50 hills.) 
Golden Custard, Henderson’s. A very large golden, scalloped bush 
Squash, often I foot in diameter; wonderfully productive and of extra 
quality. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
Long Island White Bush. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See Specialties, page 53.). 
Vegetable Marrow Bush. A favorite English variety, bearing freely 
oblong, dull yellow fruits, 10 to 15 inches in length; flesh tender, mar¬ 
rowy and delicious. Should be used before fully grown. 
White Bush Scalloped. The white ‘ Patty Pan” or “Cymbling”; creamy- 
white skin; fine quality, free cropper. 
Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific; 
surface deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good. 
AUTUMN and WINTER VARIETIES. 
Boston Marrow. A popular second-early Squash for autumn use; skin 
thin, reddish-yellow; flesh dry, fine-grained and delicious. (See en¬ 
graving.) . 
Delicata, Henderson’s. (See Specialties, page 54.). 
Delicious. Resembles Hubbard; it excels in flavor. 
Early Prolific Marrow. A very popular second-early Squash for autumn 
and early winter use.. 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of a 
rich orange-red and heavily warted; flesh of extra fine quality. 
Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 54.). 
Large Warted Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 54.). 
Mammoth Chili. The largest of all squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. 
or over; flesh rich and fine-flavored. 
SWISS CHARD BEET. {See engraving.) 
Lucullus. Distinct from the variety offered below. The leaf stems are 
rounder, very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is taller, the leaves 
are deeply and closely crumpled, similar to the Savoy Cabbage. This 
variety will probably be highly esteemed by those who prefer the rib 
of the leaf, as-it is more strongly developed than in the old variety; the 
entire leaf is equally tender and palatable. (See Specialties, page 52.). 
Ordinary. The well-known Swiss Chard Beet. (See Specialties, Page 52.) 
TOMATO. (1 oz. for 1,500 plants.) 
Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid, 
and prolific; color, purplish-pink . 
Beauty. Early, prolific; medium-sized, smooth and solid; color, pur¬ 
plish-red; fruits until late in the season. 
Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round fruited variety of great value. 
The fruit is very even in size and shape. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. One of the best early varieties; about a week later 
than Earliana. The fruit of the Jewel, however, averages larger, is 
uniform, smooth, solid, of fine quality, and brilliant scarlet; a heavy 
cropper. 
Crimson Cushion, Henderson’s . 
Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing 
support; early and prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits of red-purple 
color. 
Earliana. (See Specialties, page 57.) . 
Freedom. (See Specialties, page 56.). 
June Pink. An extra early selection from Earliana, differing chiefly in 
outside color, which is of the purplish-red preferred in some sections to 
scarlet. The fruit runs uniform in shape and size, about 3 inches in 
_diameter, almost round, and borne in clusters. Flesh solid and fine. . 
Pkt. 
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Henderson’s thick-leaved spinach 
BOSTON MARROW SQUASH 
SWISS CHARD 
SALSIFY 
Peter Henderson in 1847 “ on Charles Henderson Peter and Howard M. Henderson 
